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Many tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) use screens as part of their everyday lives. Understanding screen time and its impacts will help parents and whānau (family) monitor and manage their children's screen time in a healthy way.
A vegetarian eating pattern can be healthy for tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). It will take some planning to make sure your child gets all the nutrition they need to grow.
Growing pains are common in tamariki (children). They usually happen in the legs and come on at night. Learn more about growing pains and how to manage them.
Find out why it's important for tamariki (children) to have the COVID-19 vaccine. It's especially important for those with underlying health conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart conditions (like rheumatic heart disease).
Knee pain is common in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). It can happen for many different reasons. Learn more about the different causes of knee pain in tamariki and rangatahi.
Chondromalacia patella, often referred to as 'runner's knee', causes pain in the knee. It is common in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people).
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common condition that causes knee pain. It is common in active tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). Osgood-Schlatter disease goes away on its own for most tamariki and rangatahi once their bones have stopped growing.
Emergency epileptic seizure medicine is used to stop seizures lasting longer than 5 minutes. Diazepam is an emergency epileptic seizure medicine. Learn more about diazepam and how to give it.
Emergency epileptic seizure medicine is used to stop seizures lasting longer than 5 minutes. Midazolam is the most common emergency epileptic seizure medicine. Learn more about midazolam and how to give it.
Emergency epileptic seizure medicine is used to stop seizures lasting longer than 5 minutes. Emergency epileptic seizure medicine is also known as seizure rescue medicine. Learn more about emergency epileptic seizure medicine below.
Emergency Plan For Giving Rectal Diazepam For A Seizure
An emergency seizure plan is a step-by-step guide for giving diazepam into the bottom (rectally). It talks you through what to do if your child is having a seizure.
Emergency Plan For Giving Intranasal Midazolam For A Seizure
An emergency seizure plan is a step-by-step guide for giving midazolam in the nose (intranasally). It talks you through what to do if your child is having a seizure.
Emergency Plan For Giving Buccal Midazolam For A Seizure
An emergency seizure plan is a step-by-step guide for giving midazolam between the cheek and teeth (buccally). It talks you through what to do if your child is having a seizure.